Estela Rodriguez: The true experts at the cancer health equity table

Estela Rodriguez shared a post on X:

“ASCO24 The true experts at the cancer health equity table are the patient advocates and community leaders.

No healthequity tourism here- these leaders speak truth to power and continue to do the work when grant money dries up.

How do we support/engage community leaders as true partners.”

Source: Estela Rodriguez/X

Dr. Estelamari (Estela) Rodriguez is an Associate Director of Community Outreach and Co-Lead Thoracic Site Disease Group of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is a board certified in medical oncology and hematology. In the past, she was the Medical Director Thoracic Oncology at Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach. Dr. Rodriguez has a special interest in the early detection of lung cancer and increasing access to clinical trials. She is a community leader and mentor to many women and minorities in medicine. Her passion is community engagement and empowering women to be advocates for their health and profession.